What can you say about Leopards except that they are way cool? They look cool, they take about as much notice of the dozens of minibuses that surround them as I take of Speed Limit signs. They just drape themselves in a tree and look out over the plains like they rule the place.

Leopards are obviously very supple and lie there like they have no bones in their bodies. Leopards spend a fair amount of time in trees and even deposit the carcasses of their kills in trees so that other predators and scavengers can't take them.

While leopards don't have 'cheetah' speed, they are capable of cruising at better than 35 miles per hour. They eat a wide assortment of antelope and the young of other species. They tend to be very solitary and, unlike lions, hunt alone. We saw a pair of leopards at Samburu in trees about 50 yards apart which tends to be rare outside of when they are mating.

Leopard spots come in a number of varieties but often look somewhat like little paw prints. Leopards come in various colors throughout the world. Being part of the 'predator' and 'big cat' families they draw a lot of attention. Whenever a leopard is spotted, as it were, the minibuses come a drivin' at high speed to catch a glimpse.